"While recognizing the importance of knowledge, concepts and skills, these alone do not make an internationally minded person. It is vital that there is also focus on development of personal attributes towards people, towards the environment and towards learning, attitudes that contribute to well-being of the individual and of the group. By deciding that the attitudes need to be an essential part of the programme, the PYP is making a commitment to a values-laden curriculum." Making the PYP Happen

Caring students show empathy and respect towards the needs and feelings of others. They understand that their actions can make a positive difference in the lives of others and the environment.

Anri is a caring class member who shows compassion for others. He prefers her friends and class mates to be happy at school and knows that he can comfort his friends by caring for them

Patterns are everywhere! We have been noticing & exploring patterns in our everyday lives as well as creating some patterns of our own. Anri chose to share a pattern video that he enjoyed as his e-portfolio sample, because he likes to "make a pattern with actions." See if you can try it at home!

We have been reflecting on all of the experiences we have had as a part of our 'How We Organise Ourselves' unit. To prompt some discussion about how we move and why, Ms. Karla, Ms. Alison & Mr. Nathan created a play area full of fun equipment use. Students were able to play freely, then discussed how and why they were moving in different ways with a teacher. Here is Anri's movement conference:

During our UOI we discovered that shapes are an integral part of the world around us. We noticed them on our class trip and we took photographs of the shapes we could spot around the school.

From this we created a comprehensive list of the shapes we knew and experimented with making shapes as well as using shapes to create different structures (such as buildings, landscapes etc.) using a range of materials including: paints, geo boards, peg boards, coloured paper, foam shapes, fabrics, iPads & more!

Here is Anri's shape presentation. He says it is his best work because "I made all the shapes that I know!"

During our investigations into 'How the World Works' we explored how day and night occurs.

Anri chose this sample of work from his science journal because he says "I like the rockets. The earth is spinning. There is light and dark because it's night (points at dark area) and not night (points at light green and blue area)."

We have reached the end of our unit: Who We Are is Shaped by the People Around Us. I asked the children to use 'Draw and Tell' on the ipads to show me the people that make them who they are and tell me how they influence them in their lives.